Arabic for atone

kaffara

ﻛَﻔَّﺮَ

atone – past tense he

yukaffiru

ﻳُﻜَﻔِّﺮُ

atone – present tense he

The Arabic verb for atone is written ﻛَﻔَّﺮَ and pronunced kaffara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻜَﻔِّﺮُ and pronounced yukaffiru. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻙ ﻑ ﺭ

The root of the word atone consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to atone

The letters of atone

ﻛَﻔَّﺮَ

ﻛـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺮ

ﻛـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺮ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

kaf

The Arabic word for atone consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻛَﻔَّﺮَ and pronounced kaffara.

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The pattern for atone

fa33ala becomes kaffara

We have seen that the Arabic word for atone is written ﻛَﻔَّﺮَ and pronounced kaffara. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are k, f and r, the word becomes kaffara.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns